Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 140
Verse 140 of the Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, the Sanskrit hymn to Shri Radha by Shri Hit Harivansh Mahaprabhu, founder of the Radhavallabh Sampradaya. Below: the verse in Devanagari, in English letters, and what it says.
The verse in full
अहो भुवनमोहनं मधुरमाधवीमण्डपे
मधूत्सवसमुत्सुकं किमपि नीलपीतच्छवि ।
विदग्धमिथुनं मिथो दृढतरानुरागोल्लस
न्मदं मदयते कदा चिरतरं मदीयं मनः ॥ १४० ॥
In Roman letters
aho bhuvanamohanam madhuramaadhaveemandape
madhootsavasamutsukam kimapi neelapeetachchhavi
vidagdhamithunam mitho dridhataraanuraagollasa
nmadam madayate kadaa chirataram madeeyam manah
What it means
Ah, the clever couple, blue and golden, enchanting the world, eager for the spring festival in a sweet madhavi bower, overflowing with love for each other: when will they make my mind drunk with joy for ever?
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Questions about shloka 140
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 140 mean?
Ah, the clever couple, blue and golden, enchanting the world, eager for the spring festival in a sweet madhavi bower, overflowing with love for each other: when will they make my mind drunk with joy for ever? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 140 pronounced?
In English letters: aho bhuvanamohanam madhuramaadhaveemandape / madhootsavasamutsukam kimapi neelapeetachchhavi / vidagdhamithunam mitho dridhataraanuraagollasa / nmadam madayate kadaa chirataram madeeyam manah
Who wrote the Radha Sudha Nidhi?
Shri Hit Harivansh Mahaprabhu, founder of the Radhavallabh Sampradaya, the tradition into which Premanand Ji Maharaj took diksha. It is a Sanskrit stotra of about 270 verses addressed to Shri Radha.
Where is this text taken from?
We typeset it ourselves and checked every verse against a 1950 Radhavallabh edition in the public domain. Where copies differ, that edition's reading is used.